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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1898
Page
5
A vivid sketch of Capistrano’s guard and his hospitality turning cautious as two travelers skip homage. The engineer halts a train after a bell rope pull declares hoboes beneath, provoking a sharp retort about tramper dangers and reform debates.
Washington correspondent relates a southern congressman's misadventure at his friend's daughter's wedding. He sent his wife to the reception while he hurried to church to handle an important matter. The groom’s guest endured a comical mishap as he arrived with mismatched footwear, one heeless slipper and one military-heel shoe, revealing he had not finished changing his shoes.
In Mobile during the siege, young women in a popular boarding house filled sand bags and decorated them with silk mottoes. A page relic carried by a relle displayed the uncensored device "God save the South from Harriet Brown," reflecting a civit mood amid Southern turmoil.
A fragmentary social snippet hints at a domestic quarrel as Laura recalls changes after marriage. The terse dialogue captures tension between spouses with references to fear, a club, and a return home, suggesting a small town gossip item.
Fragmentary and garbled OCR text mentioning marriage and a mutrae monial market with unclear references and missing context. No coherent events or identifiable names available.
Transfers recorded include Wm Powell to WP Lake nw quarter of section 20 township 18 range due Arlington 81000 Era G Phillips hush and Liza Beth D Honglind to Joli Balk wind and wind and Big sw section 22 and other entries across multiple townships with parcels, corners and acreages noted. Several pairs show exchanges between individuals and parcels in Elgin West Union Clermont and surrounding areas with values up to 8000.
Franklin Mihm to Lizzie Pruning and Benjamin Worden to Mable Hicks. Frank Brown to Louisa Chandler. Joseph Henry Cousins to Armina Voshell. Charles O Wright to Ivan Dubaise. Edwin J Taylor to Lydia Hummel. Henry L Adams to Ina Holmes. EE Stevens to May Nims. Ernest P Mauertz to Francis A Stevens. John H Frost to Emma Stewart.
The Ladies Home Journal will modernize portraits of famous Americans in 1998, selecting McKinley Cleveland Wain Edison and Jefferson. Five subjects will be shown through fresh anecdotes, with relatives and friends supplying stories and avoiding initials or sensational framing.
The Night Kind of aw Wits Mates the Right Kind of a Mushand offers advice to young wives. Ruth Ashmore urges women to praise good qualities, forgive faults, and study their role to influence their husbands. Respect and kindness sustain marriage while teasing can mislead others.
John Owen and Oliver Peaker pursued a mountain lion that had killed a calf. After several chases the rope method captured the lion by the neck from about six feet away, strangling it as it dropped. The beast measured nine feet four inches and weighed about 300 pounds.
A remarkable student named Borysik surpassed the final examinations at Warsaw University to qualify as a physician in Russia. Born in 1822 he endured twenty years as a tutor to fund his studies, entered Warsaw medical academy after saving, faced 1863 rebellion exile to Siberia for thirty two years of labor, then returned to Warsaw in 1896 after a free pardon.
The greatest military engineer Sebastian Lepreste Vauban born 1633 died 1707 earned credit for most frontier and coastal fortresses. He constructed over 900 fortresses and built thirty three more during his career. He directed fifty three sieges and fought in 140 battles.
Jackson and Thompson exchange terse lines about a mysterious object. The dialogue hints at a comic or street exchange with a Newark tone, featuring brief replies and a stray phrase about a bin and rame race. The fragmentary text preserves character dynamics and urban slang of the period.
The Des Moines Daily News, now offered to farmers at 1000 dollars yearly or fulfil price, aims to aid with low farm product prices. Farmers largely accept the offer as the news daily remains a bright condensed read for busy readers.
The B, GR, & N, Ry will continue Homeseekers Excursions. On Nov 2 and 16, Dec 7 and 21, tickets go on sale via all agents to numerous northern, western and southern cities. Round trip one fare plus two dollars, tickets valid twenty one days. For details contact agent B, CR and N. Ry or J Morton, G P and T A Cedar Rapids Iowa.
An old advertisement-like note extols Clover Root Tea and Shilohs Cure for nerves bowel trouble and consumption fears. It mentions W. H. Finke of Buffalo and local merchants selling low cost remedies and farm supplies.
A fragmented 19th century advertisement lists Shiloh’s products including Shiloh’s Consumption Cure, Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy and Shiloh’s Vitalizer alongside Karl’s Clover Tea. The notices offer substitutes for constipation indigestion and liver issues and promisehome use cures. It also mentions a wood-for-subscription barter with subscribers and non-subscribers.
An elderly advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure as a remedy for coughs and hoarseness. It warns against neglect and urges immediate use, promising relief and prevention of trouble. Sold by W. H. Finke and related sellers in the area.
The Weekly Dispitch of 81 Punt Minnesota promotes a remarkable offer of free seeds from May & Company. It urges subscriptions and mentions a low price for the weekly edition, promising quotable and tunwer beads and urging readers to request a free sample copy by mail.
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